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QUESTION: I have always read that you should not take zinc with any products containing calcium, if this is so then why have you added magnesium in your Hypnos formula? ANSWER: Basically, we should panic about calcium affecting zinc if we have long teeth and a furry tail but as long as we are not [...]

by Graeme L Close PhD, ASCC, CSCS and James Morton PhD “The sole purpose of life may be simply to serve as a warning to others” Anonymous Over the last 10 years, the authors have spent a lot of time working with elite athletes from a variety of sports, including rugby (league and union), golf, [...]

Recovery

April 11, 2011 by mj77 - 1 Comment

Nutrition Guidance for “Recovery” Recovery between sessions and/or between matches is essential if performance at the next session or match is to be maximised. The recovery may be a matter of a few hours or the next day or a matter of a few days. The guidelines below, using Nutrition X products, should help with [...]

Maintainers

April 11, 2011 by mj77 - 1 Comment

Nutrition Guidance for “Maintainers” For any athlete who wishes to keep their body weight constant whilst exercising should attempt to match their nutritional intake with the energy expended. A realistic energy intake should be around 2500 – 4500 kcal/day for males and around 2300-3600 kcal/day for females depending on size and level of activity in [...]

Gainers

April 11, 2011 by mj77 - No Comment

For any athlete who wishes to increase their body weight (preferably muscle mass rather than fat mass), a combination of the right training (i.e. resistance training) and the correct nutritional intake are essential. Remember that a body can only increase weight or bulk-up IF the energy intake is greater than the energy expenditure. This means [...]

Dieters

April 5, 2011 by mj77 - No Comment

Within the process of “toning up” we are generally more concerned with losing body fat and tightening up lose skin than dropping vast amounts of weight. In order to achieve this goal successfully there are 3 areas that you will need to focus on to achieve that tight and toned beach body look. Nutrition Guidance [...]

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Nutrition X is owned and operated by a group of former international professional athletes and world leading sports nutritionists who have represented their countries in their chosen sports. Having over 30 years experience working with and advising premiership football clubs, international rugby union teams, GAA county teams, rugby super league teams, Olympic athletes, world title boxers and many other athletes, our research and development team know exactly what nutritional demands athletes need. From this we are able to formulate the best scientifically based products available worldwide that are guaranteed to give results.

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